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Amy Ray
Amy Elizabeth Ray (born April 12, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls with Emily Saliers. She also pursues a solo career, releasing ten albums under her own name, and founded the independent label Daemon Records in 1989. Ray is known for her alto and tenor range, and plays both electric and acoustic guitar, as well as mandolin and harmonica. Biography Born in Decatur, Georgia, Amy Ray met Emily Saliers when they both attended the same elementary school. They began performing together and recorded a demo in 1981. After graduation, Ray and Saliers went to different colleges with Ray attending Vanderbilt University. By 1985, they had both transferred to Emory University in Atlanta and formed the Indigo Girls. In 1986, Ray graduated from Emory with majors in English and Religion. In March 2001, Ray released her first solo album, ''Stag (Amy Ray album), Stag'', a southern and punk rock album. The Butchies, a punk band whose memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prom (album)
''Prom'' is the second solo album by Amy Ray of Indigo Girls, released in 2005 on her Daemon Records label. Recording and release ''Prom'' includes songs written about Ray's personal experience growing up in the American South and they are set in a high school; the music is inspired by punk rock acts including The Clash, Hüsker Dü, and Patti Smith. Reception Editors at AllMusic Guide gave this album 4.5 out of five stars and chose this as an "Album Pick" among Ray's catalog, with critic James Christopher Monger noting that "it's hard to balance sweetness and anger, but Ray—who always manages to find a kind of winsome humor somewhere in the middle—makes it look easy, and her not-so-subtle mix of attitude, nostalgia, and compassion makes for a perfectly enlightening road trip of an album". A review in ''No Depression (magazine), No Depression'' notes that this album "covers a lot of ground in its short running time" as the album explores identity. Track listing All songs wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didn't It Feel Kinder
''Didn't It Feel Kinder'' is Amy Ray's third solo album. It was released on August 5, 2008. Reception Editors of AllMusic Guide scored this album 3.5 out of five stars, with the site's review noting the shift toward indie rock on this album and the strength and insight of Ray's lyrics. In '' Paste'', Christine Van Dusen considers this the first Ray solo album where she has found her sound apart from Indigo Girls, crediting this to producer Greg Griffith. Track listing #"Birds of a Feather" – 3:43 #"She's Got to Be" – 5:25 #"Bus Bus" – 2:55 #"Cold Shoulder" – 2:55 #"Who Sold the Gun" – 3:08 #"Out on the Farm" – 4:39 #"SLC Radio" – 4:44 #"Blame Is a Killer" – 2:37 #"Stand and Deliver" – 3:43 #"Rabbit Foot" – 5:01 Bonus tracks : eMusic #"Angel Egg" – 2:05 #"Cold Shoulder" (Alternate Version) – 3:03 :Napster #"Blame Is a Killer" (Alternate Version) – 2:58 : iTunes Store #"Me and My Baby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag (Amy Ray Album)
''Stag '' is the debut solo album by Amy Ray of Indigo Girls, released in 2001 on her Daemon Records label. Ray is accompanied by the Butchies, the Rockateens, Joan Jett, Josephine Wiggs and Kate Schellenbach on the album. She attributes the Butchies with contributing a punk rock influence to some of the songs. Reception ''Stag'' received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 11 reviews. Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album four out of five stars, with critic Kelly McCartney calling this music worth listening to for Ray's ability to express herself purely as a musician "from political outrage to self-doubt, from hardcore guitars to mandolins". A PopMatters review informs Indigo Girls fans that they will find this album to be a "snarling, beautiful surprise". In ''Rolling Stone'', David Peisner notes that while Ray's tone and musical genre have changed, her interests as a songwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 15,188, a decrease of 928 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,116, which in turn reflected a decline of 814 (−4.8%) from the 16,930 counted in the 2000 census. In 2022, Asbury Park's beach was named one of the best in the world by ''Money'' and one of the best in the country by '' Travel + Leisure''. Asbury Park was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1874, from portions of Ocean Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 28, 1893. Asbury Park was incorporated as a city, its current type of government, as of March 25, 1897.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 177. Accessed Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa York
Melissa York is a rock drummer noted for her work with iconic lesbian bands such as Team Dresch, The Butchies, and Amy Ray. She lives in Durham, North Carolina. Biography York first began drumming with the New York-based hardcore punk bands Born Against, the Manacled, and Vitapup. Following this, she moved to the West Coast to drum for Team Dresch in 1993. When Team Dresch broke up in 1998, York and band-mate Kaia Wilson, together with Alison Martlew, formed the power punk lesbian-feminist band, The Butchies (1998-2005), which put out four albums. She has remained active in the lesbian and punk music scene, touring with the Indigo Girls' Amy Ray and playing in a band called The Ex-Members and the band Humble Tripe. In popular culture Her name appears in the lyrics of the Le Tigre song "Hot Topic Hot Topic, Inc. is an American fast-fashion company specializing in counterculture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music. The stores are aimed tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Malone
Michelle Malone is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born and raised in Atlanta, she started performing in bands and writing songs as a teenager. Initially, she would sign with Arista Records after performing around parts of Atlanta. Soon after, she would release an album entitled Relentless with her band Drag the River. She would also collaborate with The Harshed Mellows with the song "U.S. Blues" for the tribute album '' Deadicated''. She would again switch labels, going to Velvel Records, but decided to found her own record company, SBS Records. Throughout the following years, she would release a multitude of albums. In the 2000s she would release ''Debris'' (2009) and ''Sugar Foot'' (2006), with the former supported by a tour throughout North America and Europe. The following decade Malone would continue with ''Day 2'' (2012) and ''Acoustic Winter'' (2014), with both having a combined tour. Malone's other solo studio albums include ''New Experience'' (1988), ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnapop
Magnapop is an American Rock music, rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989, the band has consistently included songwriting duo Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. Magnapop first achieved recognition in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through the festival circuit and have remained popular in Europe throughout their career. After modest success in the United States in the mid-1990s with the singles "Slowly, Slowly (Magnapop song), Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door (Magnapop song), Open the Door" and a series of albums produced by Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, and Geza X, the band went on an extended hiatus due to the dissolution of their record label. They returned with a new rhythm section in 2005 on the Daemon Records release ''Mouthfeel (album), Mouthfeel''. The band has continued to perform and record since this reunion and have self-released two more albums. Magnapop's musical style is noted for blending the pop vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girlyman
Girlyman was an American folk-rock band formerly based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, later based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its 2003 self-released debut album, ''Remember Who I Am'', sold 5,000 copies before it was re-released by Daemon Records, the independent record label run by Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. Girlyman described its musical style as "harmony-driven gender pop" and "leading-edge three-part harmony folk-pop," and enjoyed a strong following in the gay community. In late 2012, Girlyman took a hiatus from touring. Greenstein and Borofsky both began work on solo albums, while Muramatsu, Jones, and Borofsky announced they had formed a new group called Django Jones. Greenstein's album ''One True Thing'' and Borofsky's ''Every Wish'' were released in 2013. On September 11, 2013, Muramatsu announced that Girlyman had officially disbanded. In 2014, Django Jones released the children's album ''D is for Django'', and Greenstein announced a new musical act, Mouths of Bab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaia Wilson And Amy Ray On Stage At The Saint Sms
Kaia or KAIA may refer to: * Kaia (name), including a list of people with the name * KaiA, a gene * KAIA (group), a Filipino girl group * KBAI (FM), radio station (91.5 FM) licensed to Blytheville, Arkansas, United States, formerly KAIA * KAIA-FM, radio station (95.9 FM licensed to La Miranda, California) formerly KFSH-FM * King Abdulaziz International Airport King Abdulaziz International Airport (IATA airport code, IATA: JED, ICAO airport code, ICAO: OEJN, colloquially referred to as Jeddah Airport, Jeddah International Airport, or KAIA), is a major international airport serving the cities of Jedda ..., Saudi Arabia's third largest airport * The ICAO code for Alliance Municipal Airport in Nebraska, United States * Kabul International Airport See also * Caia (other) * Kaja (other) * Kaya (other) {{disambiguation, callsign, airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. Her first major success came in 2009 when she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round". Kesha's music and image propelled her to immediate success. She has earned two number-one albums on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 with ''Animal (Kesha album), Animal'' (2010) and ''Rainbow (Kesha album), Rainbow'' (2017), and the top-ten records ''Warrior (Kesha album), Warrior'' (2012) and ''High Road (Kesha album), High Road'' (2020). She attained ten top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including "Tik Tok (song), Tik Tok", "Right Round" with Flo Rida, "My First Kiss" with 3OH!3, "Blah Blah Blah (Kesha song), Blah Blah Blah", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Take It Off (Kesha song), Take It Off", "We R Who We R", "Blow (Kesha song), Blow", "Die Young", and "Timber (Pitbull song), Timber" with Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull. Her 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Jane O'Neil
Tara Jane O'Neil (born November 22, 1972) (surname sometimes written as "ONeil"; sometimes credited as TJO) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, audio recording engineer, and visual artist based out of Los Angeles, California, United States. Biography O'Neil is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, audio engineer and visual artist. She creates melodic and experimental music under her own name and in collaboration with friends. Her recordings and live performances range from solo singing to noise improvisations. TJO has composed and performed music and sound for films, theater, and dance performances, and written large and small ensemble experimental architectures. O'Neil began her music career as the bass guitarist and vocalist for the influential Louisville, Kentucky post-rock group Rodan. After their breakup in 1994, she moved to New York, where she joined Retsin, Ida Retsin Family (a collaboration between Retsin and Ida), The Sonora Pine, and The Naysayer. She r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Bleyle
Team Dresch is an American punk rock band originally formed in 1993 in Olympia, Washington. History In 1993, Donna Dresch formed Team Dresch with herself playing guitar and bass, Jody Bleyle on guitar and vocals, Kaia Wilson on guitar and vocals, and Marcéo Martinez on drums. Dresch has roots in the queercore movement, contributing to the zines '' J.D.s'' and '' Outpunk'', as well as writing her own, called ''Chainsaw''. Dresch's involvement in queercore influenced the band's style and involvement in the scene from the beginning. Team Dresch's first release was "Seven" on ''Rock Stars Kill'' in 1994, which generated enough attention for them to book multiple shows "all around the country," including the first Yoyo a Go Go in 1994. Today, Donna Dresch admits "people didn’t know who we were... heydidn’t know what to make of a bunch of ’queer freaks’ onstage." In 1995 the four released their debut album, '' Personal Best'', co-released by Chainsaw Records and Candy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
